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. >> reporter: republicans and democrats are concerned hagel is soft on iran and too tough on israel. > >> he's had a record of distinguished service but he's wrong on a number of the national security issues that face our country today. >> reporter: hagel insists his views are distorted. he's also under fire for criticizing a clinton nominee as "openly aggressively guy." >> it's dangerous to roll the dice on this issue. >> reporter: all questions lawmakers are eager to ask whether confirmation hearings get underway. now hagel did get a high profile endorsement not here on the hill. it was from former secretary of state colin powell, the general said he's independent. he's bold. he thinks both inside and outside the box. >> thanks so much. >> reporter: so remember a few weeks back when we told you how treasury secretary tim geithner said he figured out a way to keep the government defaulting on the debt for two months? not so fast. a new analysis by the bipartisan policy center says the u.s. may default a month earlier than expected. they say the government will likely run out of mone
. >> reporter: republicans and democrats are concerned hagel is soft on iran and too tough on israel. > >> he's had a record of distinguished service but he's wrong on a number of the national security issues that face our country today. >> reporter: hagel insists his views are distorted. he's also under fire for criticizing a clinton nominee as "openly aggressively guy." >> it's dangerous to roll the dice on this issue. >> reporter: all questions...
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he didn't talk about israel. he didn't talk about anything that we usually talk about that we've got to defend ourselves. it was more like -- it was peaceful. it was almost pacifist, almost. >> well, i think he's choosing -- this first term, he toggled back and forth between the sentiments of cairo and the reality of what we did in libya, for example. we put boots on the ground there. we supported what was going on there. so sometimes he's shown a willingness to use military force to change the facts on the ground. >> assuming -- >> what he's doing, he's going back to his original commitment with which he began the first term. >> he's speaking about ending wars and the country's national security today. what sounded to me a shot of neoconservative think k. >> we, the people still believe that enduring security and lasting peace do not require perpetual war. but we are also heirs to those who won the peace and not just the war. we turned sworn enemies into the surest of friends and we must carry those lessons into
he didn't talk about israel. he didn't talk about anything that we usually talk about that we've got to defend ourselves. it was more like -- it was peaceful. it was almost pacifist, almost. >> well, i think he's choosing -- this first term, he toggled back and forth between the sentiments of cairo and the reality of what we did in libya, for example. we put boots on the ground there. we supported what was going on there. so sometimes he's shown a willingness to use military force to...
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are we at odds with israel? >> you know, i would -- the way to try to create perspective, we share objective of prevention, also share perspective of achieving it through peaceful means. the israelis become more skeptical that ultimately that will be achieved through peaceful means, therefore, they are more open about the use of force as a result. we are a little bit less explicit, but when the president says all options are on the table, that is also designed to send a message. there's a potential potentially when it comes to timing. israe israeli's facing an exten shall threat from iran. it's more a case of timing than it is objective. >> adding to the timing consideration, dennis, look at netanyahu's election setback. does that put things further away from military intervention by israel or the u.s. against iran or does it move it closer? >> well, i don't think it moves it closer. what i think it does, if you look at the israeli attitudes on this, the public attitudes on this have been very clear. basically,
are we at odds with israel? >> you know, i would -- the way to try to create perspective, we share objective of prevention, also share perspective of achieving it through peaceful means. the israelis become more skeptical that ultimately that will be achieved through peaceful means, therefore, they are more open about the use of force as a result. we are a little bit less explicit, but when the president says all options are on the table, that is also designed to send a message. there's a...
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i believe a pro-israel lobby exists. >> reporter: others insist hague sel not anti-israel. >> he belongs to a tough-minded in this case republican view of israel that, in fact, accepts the reality that while the united states and israel are very close allies and will remain close allies, their views on every issue cannot be expected to coincide. >> reporter: and critics in the gay and lesbian community have turned around their opposition to hagel. in 1998 hagel opposed james hormel, an openly gay man, to an ambassador's post. hagel now says my comments 14 years ago in 1998 were insensitive. they do not reflect my views. i apologize to ambassador hormel and any lgbt americans who may question my commitment to their civil rights. whatever chuck hagel's views were as a senator, if he does become secretary of defense, he will have to fall in line with president obama's policies on everything from defense spending to what to do about iran's nuclear program. barbara starr, cnn, the pentagon. >>> quiet in steubenville, ohio, today after days of media coverage centering on the alleged rape of a
i believe a pro-israel lobby exists. >> reporter: others insist hague sel not anti-israel. >> he belongs to a tough-minded in this case republican view of israel that, in fact, accepts the reality that while the united states and israel are very close allies and will remain close allies, their views on every issue cannot be expected to coincide. >> reporter: and critics in the gay and lesbian community have turned around their opposition to hagel. in 1998 hagel opposed james...
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not only has he said you should directly negotiate with iran, sanctions won't work, that israel must negotiate with hamas, an organization, terrorist group that lobs thousands of rockets into israel, he also was one of 12 senators who refused to sign a letter to the european union trying to designate hezbollah as a terrorist organization. >> reporter: pretty tough words there. also angered the lgbt community with comments he made back in 1998 when he called into question a nominee for the ambassador to luxembourg, called into question his fitness because he was game he has recently apologized for those remarks but you know, senator graham said he would be very inclined not to support hagel. on the democratic side, illinois senator dick durbin did speak more positively about hagel this morning on "state of the union." let's listen to that. >> chuck hagel was a republican senator from nebraska, a decorated veteran of the vietnam war, a person who has a resume that includes service on the foreign relations committee as well as the intelligence committee. yes, he is a serious candidate,
not only has he said you should directly negotiate with iran, sanctions won't work, that israel must negotiate with hamas, an organization, terrorist group that lobs thousands of rockets into israel, he also was one of 12 senators who refused to sign a letter to the european union trying to designate hezbollah as a terrorist organization. >> reporter: pretty tough words there. also angered the lgbt community with comments he made back in 1998 when he called into question a nominee for the...
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is israel behind seven times? former u.s. ambassador to the united nations to my john bolton, a pulitzer prize winner judith miller. join us with the answers. ♪ ♪ lou: deadly clashes across egypt after the opposition coalition rejected president morsi call for national dialogue. the white house today said the clashes demonstrate that egypt is now in a difficult path to democracy. joining as now, former u.s. ambassador to the united nations john bolton, a pulitzer prize-winning journalist judith miller, both fox news contributor. ambassador, start with you because you are, i think corresponding someone -- you seem to be amused by the president and the white house language. >> yes. a difficult path to democracy. this is a sure road to collapse in egypt. whenever trust there is broken down. a large part of it is the fact that the economy has tank and had the muslim brotherhood and morsi have done nothing to correct it, but if the anarchy continues i think the only answer is that the military is going to have to step in, and
is israel behind seven times? former u.s. ambassador to the united nations to my john bolton, a pulitzer prize winner judith miller. join us with the answers. ♪ ♪ lou: deadly clashes across egypt after the opposition coalition rejected president morsi call for national dialogue. the white house today said the clashes demonstrate that egypt is now in a difficult path to democracy. joining as now, former u.s. ambassador to the united nations john bolton, a pulitzer prize-winning journalist...
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plus, israel launches a rare strike inside the syrian border. coming up, a live report on what they were targeting and why. first, our top story here at 5:30 a.m. eastern time in new york city. we begin with the first congressional hearing on gun control since the shootings in newtown. gabby giffords who survived a shooting two years ago made an appearance before the senate judiciary committee reading off a page of handwritten prepared remarks, she urged congress to act now. >> too many children are dying. too many children. we must do something. it will be hard, but the time now. you must act. be bold, be courageous. americans are counting on you. thank you. >> giffords husband mark kelly says expanding background checks should be a top priority but the nra's chief executive yesterday refused to give any ground. >> we know from what happened in tucson that if there was an effective background check which includes having the mental health data and the person's drug use in the case of the tucson shooter into the system and if, in fact, there was
plus, israel launches a rare strike inside the syrian border. coming up, a live report on what they were targeting and why. first, our top story here at 5:30 a.m. eastern time in new york city. we begin with the first congressional hearing on gun control since the shootings in newtown. gabby giffords who survived a shooting two years ago made an appearance before the senate judiciary committee reading off a page of handwritten prepared remarks, she urged congress to act now. >> too many...
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is israel behind seven times? former u.s. ambassador to the united nations to my john bolton, a pulitzer prize winner judith miller. join us with the answers. ♪ there are patients who will question, why does my mouth feel dryer than i remember it to be? there are more people taking more medication, so we see people suffering from dry mouth more so. we may see more cavities, bad breath, oral irritation. a dry mouth sufferer doesn't have to suffer. i would recommend biotene. the enzymes in biotene products help supplement enzymes that are naturally in saliva. biotene helps moisten those areas that have become dry. those that are suffering can certainly benefit from biotene. ♪ lou: deadly clashes across egypt after the opposition coalition rejected president morsi call for national dialogue. the white house today said the clashes demonstrate that egypt is now in a difficult path to democracy. joining as now, former u.s. ambassador to the united nations john bolton, a pulitzer prize-winning journalist judith miller, both fox
is israel behind seven times? former u.s. ambassador to the united nations to my john bolton, a pulitzer prize winner judith miller. join us with the answers. ♪ there are patients who will question, why does my mouth feel dryer than i remember it to be? there are more people taking more medication, so we see people suffering from dry mouth more so. we may see more cavities, bad breath, oral irritation. a dry mouth sufferer doesn't have to suffer. i would recommend biotene. the enzymes in...
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hagel's a republican, but he's been accused of anti-semitism toward israel and he's also soft on iran. >>> and epa regulatory menace lisa jackson finally resigning because president obama apparently will approve the keystone pipeline. that's the latest from a number of sources. and i say good riddance to her, but good for the keystone pipeline. here is a disgraceful story tonight. new reports that welfare cash is being spent on strippers, booze, and important shows. whatever happened to work requirements. and the battle everyone's waiting for in miami tonight, notre dame looks to win the national championship over obama. but in one way, the fighting irish may have already won. and last but not least, i'm going to tell you why i think a debt ceiling and government shutdown, bad idea. i'm going to show you a better way. the "kudlow report" begins right now. . >>> first up, amid allegations of anti-semitism and antiisrael sentiments, president obama nonetheless nominated former republican senator chuck hagel for the position of secretary of defense. that today, also reportedly soft on ir
hagel's a republican, but he's been accused of anti-semitism toward israel and he's also soft on iran. >>> and epa regulatory menace lisa jackson finally resigning because president obama apparently will approve the keystone pipeline. that's the latest from a number of sources. and i say good riddance to her, but good for the keystone pipeline. here is a disgraceful story tonight. new reports that welfare cash is being spent on strippers, booze, and important shows. whatever happened...
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after all, not all jews support what israel does. there could be an israeli lobby and that could be different from an jewish lobby. does hagel have to explain himself? >> well, i don't want to parse a every phrase a nominee has used. many people use unfortunate phrases and go on to be excellent nominees. the problem with chuck hagel is not a phrase. the problem with chuck hagel is a consistent attitude. the next secretary of defense will be -- will likely to have deal with two basic types of issues at the top of the inbox. the first is managing a defense build down, if the sequester goes into effect, a very dramatic defense build down. you need someone with excellent military management experience, which chuck hagel does not have. i think you were too kind to him in the opening presentation. the second challenge will be the challenge of iran. we are probably coming to the extreme decision point where iran in the four years ahead. and chuck hagel has shown himself again and again very credulous on what you can achieve by negotiating w
after all, not all jews support what israel does. there could be an israeli lobby and that could be different from an jewish lobby. does hagel have to explain himself? >> well, i don't want to parse a every phrase a nominee has used. many people use unfortunate phrases and go on to be excellent nominees. the problem with chuck hagel is not a phrase. the problem with chuck hagel is a consistent attitude. the next secretary of defense will be -- will likely to have deal with two basic types...
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. >> there's a privacy issue a bone here and in israel going through tel aviv, it's run by the government, a semi private business though, and they have no hijackings, you get through in an instant. they use eye scans, retina scans and use technology to get people through and they're paid on that, and here they're getting paid to be slow and hey did you watch the show last night? >> and steve, steve, weigh in quickly. >> it's for your protection, like it's for your health going to the doctor's office they shouldn't privatize this and shouldn't get rid of the scanners. >> brenda: thanks, guys and thank you, sve for joining us. >> my pleasure. >> brenda: we appreciate it. with millions of americans suffering from the flu, the name that could stop it from spreading. >> does anybody else have something else i can probably use. anti-bacterial wipes perhaps? with the spark miles card from capital one, thor gets great rewards for his small business! your boa! [ garth ] thor's small business earns double miles on every purchase, every day! ahh, the new fabrics. put it on my spark card. ow. [ gart
. >> there's a privacy issue a bone here and in israel going through tel aviv, it's run by the government, a semi private business though, and they have no hijackings, you get through in an instant. they use eye scans, retina scans and use technology to get people through and they're paid on that, and here they're getting paid to be slow and hey did you watch the show last night? >> and steve, steve, weigh in quickly. >> it's for your protection, like it's for your health...
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and death to israel supporters. and also within the last year, egypt arrested 16 americans, held them in the country, threatened not to let them leave the country and when i rattled the cages and said we may talk about ending your aid and other senators traveled there with the message, all of a sudden americans were released. there are egyptians held for political trials in egypt and i think it's a big mistake. they need to show they want to be part of the civilized world and i would make all aid contingent on that. >> why do they need them. and who are they going to be in a dog fight with? >> that's the question he. for every plane we give them israel will say we need one and a half for every one you give them, but we need better planes than you give them. we're giving them some of the most sophisticated technology in the world and no one else can offer them f-16's, i don't think anybody else will. i think we should be friends and have relations with those who want to have relations with us including egypt, but doe
and death to israel supporters. and also within the last year, egypt arrested 16 americans, held them in the country, threatened not to let them leave the country and when i rattled the cages and said we may talk about ending your aid and other senators traveled there with the message, all of a sudden americans were released. there are egyptians held for political trials in egypt and i think it's a big mistake. they need to show they want to be part of the civilized world and i would make all...
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what is your reaction if you're the prime minister of israel? >> well, i'm sure that benjamin netanyahu's jaw has dropped to the floor so many times that it's black and blue there. and it's not just israel that should be worried, of course, it's every american here at home who worries about national security. it's about every american family that has a relative who's a soldier trying to fight jihad overseas while we're subsidizing the terror coddlers and by the way, might i add, rolling out the welcome mat, not only for morsi, but so many of these muslim brotherhood and other terror front groups who are getting in the front door. i have reported on talil who has muslim brotherhood ties and there have been dozens scores, allowed, including an official, that's a terror group of which rahman is a spiritual leader of, got a visa granted by the state department in june and walked into the white house and talked to at least one national security advisor about what? guess what? the possible release of omar abdel-rahman, we need to wake up in this count
what is your reaction if you're the prime minister of israel? >> well, i'm sure that benjamin netanyahu's jaw has dropped to the floor so many times that it's black and blue there. and it's not just israel that should be worried, of course, it's every american here at home who worries about national security. it's about every american family that has a relative who's a soldier trying to fight jihad overseas while we're subsidizing the terror coddlers and by the way, might i add, rolling...
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lou: it is interesting because just by coincidence, i was in israel when the new town shooting took place, and the next morning hours touring the facility where they train security guards for their schools. they put those guards in after that school shooting in the 1970 and worked. this country after columbine president clinton got funding for the cops in school programs which pays for many of those two. : thousand police. in other localities, private firms, and school boards volunteers provide security. why was it a smart idea when the israelis did it and a reasonable idea when bill clinton endorsed it and the insane idea when we suggested it? the fact is that america's parents want their kids protected, and there are two real basic problems here. what is the breakdown of our mental health system. almost all of these shooters are people he should not be allowed to possess any firearm. we have been urging for years the people who have been adjudicated to be potentially dangerous people on the list of prohibited purchasers. lou: let me interrupt you because what you're suggesting there is
lou: it is interesting because just by coincidence, i was in israel when the new town shooting took place, and the next morning hours touring the facility where they train security guards for their schools. they put those guards in after that school shooting in the 1970 and worked. this country after columbine president clinton got funding for the cops in school programs which pays for many of those two. : thousand police. in other localities, private firms, and school boards volunteers provide...
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>> specifically about israel, specifically about iran. it's not just what he said. he's got a very long voting record of not taking voting positions or signing letters that suggest a stalwart supporter of israel. >> but he has voted for tens of millions of dollars in foreign aid to israel. >> he's not a neo isolationist, by any means. >> one he talked about israel lobby, that a lot of people are scared about it on capitol hill, and the quote you heard where he said i'm a u.s. senator, not an israeli senator. >> i think it goes far beyond those two comments. i think there's a history of voting against sanctions, against some of our greatest enemies, and israel's greatest enemies including iran, syria, some of those folks in the middle east who are tough players. i think there's a question about whether chuck hagel's approach to the middle east is one that folks more on the right side of the aisle will agree with. >> he turned against the war in iraq, basically, although his criticism of it was pretty, actually, pretty good. >> he wasn't even for the war in iraq, but
>> specifically about israel, specifically about iran. it's not just what he said. he's got a very long voting record of not taking voting positions or signing letters that suggest a stalwart supporter of israel. >> but he has voted for tens of millions of dollars in foreign aid to israel. >> he's not a neo isolationist, by any means. >> one he talked about israel lobby, that a lot of people are scared about it on capitol hill, and the quote you heard where he said i'm a...
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>> that is what israel has to be sorry about. to mark the cfirmation hearings of the senator hegel, on the record as saying sanctions are not working, and israel, if their is a real question. so they are looking in all this and saying to themselves, are we going to have to do this alone? no one wants them to get lewd -- nuclear-weapons, no one wants this more than we do. if we're on our own, if it is only as, we have to do it. lori: the president's quick to point out, very sensitive. >> passive aggressive, which is even worse because look what happened with libya. talk about dictators, but we never managed to secure all the weapons. that is was feeling all the fights. lori: and then you have to talk by egypt. >> and egypt, what is the problem there? there is no real cohesive government. egypt amelie topple the tape -- dictator, but will we got was pretty much chaos. an economic basket case. they cannot feed their own people. if they are of a billion and a half dollars, they don't feed their people. they have to get the from s
>> that is what israel has to be sorry about. to mark the cfirmation hearings of the senator hegel, on the record as saying sanctions are not working, and israel, if their is a real question. so they are looking in all this and saying to themselves, are we going to have to do this alone? no one wants them to get lewd -- nuclear-weapons, no one wants this more than we do. if we're on our own, if it is only as, we have to do it. lori: the president's quick to point out, very sensitive....
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and the lack of support for israel. let's listen to what john cornyn said. >> comments with the so-called jewish lobby, which seems to denigrate the efforts of pro-israel individuals, myself included, who view that relationship as a special relationship one that is important to our national security and stability in the region. >> is this a real problem for hagel? >> this is really a smoke screen. if chuck hagel had the same views on iran and defense spending as john mccain, no one would even be talking about the comments. i think it's a side show. one of the most important jewish leaders used the same phrase, jewish lobby, just last december. i think it would be more accurate to call it the right wing pro-israel lobby. but many of the pro israel lobby are jewish, as is myself. one of the groups is the american jewish committee to suggest this is in any way anti semitic, when many jews, including a rabbi from omaha, has testified to his good relationship with jews. >> peter br er biner, thank you joining us. thanks very
and the lack of support for israel. let's listen to what john cornyn said. >> comments with the so-called jewish lobby, which seems to denigrate the efforts of pro-israel individuals, myself included, who view that relationship as a special relationship one that is important to our national security and stability in the region. >> is this a real problem for hagel? >> this is really a smoke screen. if chuck hagel had the same views on iran and defense spending as john mccain,...
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i don't think we should allow that to happen. >> sean: remember israel was surrounded on all sides. they've got real problems. they are surrounded almost everywhere by enemies. now, the instability and the rise of radical islamists. morsi referred to the israelis as pigs and apes. >> they are very open about wanting to see israel wiped off the face of the planet as well as they are enemy to the united states. here is another thing we have to factor in that is very critical. short term, we've got to look at aroo ran. from from all accounts, they will have enough material to have a bomb this year. we have to have access to suez canal, we have to go through egypt. i am not exactly sure what is happening politically for us to be able to have that access ', but we have to have that canal open for our carrier groups if in case we have to take military action against iran in the next five months. >> sean: good to see you. why people in washington won't deal with this makes no sense. when we come back, superbowl commercials, one is being called racist and one is facing claims too hot for te
i don't think we should allow that to happen. >> sean: remember israel was surrounded on all sides. they've got real problems. they are surrounded almost everywhere by enemies. now, the instability and the rise of radical islamists. morsi referred to the israelis as pigs and apes. >> they are very open about wanting to see israel wiped off the face of the planet as well as they are enemy to the united states. here is another thing we have to factor in that is very critical. short...
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where do we go from here with israel, and why has israel been so quiet in the face of this gift from the united states to egypt? >> well, israel is looking at a very, very difficult situation, and, you know, the other ovrlay on this is that we've had these elections, and i don't think it's helped benjamin netanyahu necessarily with his domestic political posture that he has difficult relations with the united states, even though we request why our government takes that posture. lou: taking the opportunity to point out the election was generally, the conventional wisdom had been that benjamin netanyahu was on his way to a very strong, wide victory. turns out to be the inverse, a very narrow victory, coalitioned, he'll have a difficult challenge, it looks like in the weeks ahead to create a coalition. >> yeah, he certainly will. again, i think what the perception of animosity between him and president obama hurts him a great deal domestically, and i think in terms of -- you have a white house here that says that israel doesn't know what's in its own best interest. i think we can trust
where do we go from here with israel, and why has israel been so quiet in the face of this gift from the united states to egypt? >> well, israel is looking at a very, very difficult situation, and, you know, the other ovrlay on this is that we've had these elections, and i don't think it's helped benjamin netanyahu necessarily with his domestic political posture that he has difficult relations with the united states, even though we request why our government takes that posture. lou:...
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most antagonistic secretary of defense towards israel in our nation's history. mr. hagel hotly disputes that, he has many defenders including those in the jewish community. hagel has apologized for the tone of his opposition in 1998 to an openly gay ambassadorial candidate. he called him openly, aggressively gay, and now calls that characterization insensitive. joining me is margaret hoover. full disclosure. you helped start a group opposed to senator hagel's nomination. what are your problems with him? >> well, which i'm actually not involved with anymore, but i understand the perspective of them. there are a lot of folks who have concerns about some of the things hagel has said in the past and that's why we'll have a full -- >> specifically about israel? >> specifically about israel, specifically about iran. it's not just what he said. he has a very long voting record of not taking voting positions or even signing letters that suggest a stall wart supporter of israel. >> but he has voted for tens of millions of dollars in foreign aid to israel. >> he's not a n
most antagonistic secretary of defense towards israel in our nation's history. mr. hagel hotly disputes that, he has many defenders including those in the jewish community. hagel has apologized for the tone of his opposition in 1998 to an openly gay ambassadorial candidate. he called him openly, aggressively gay, and now calls that characterization insensitive. joining me is margaret hoover. full disclosure. you helped start a group opposed to senator hagel's nomination. what are your problems...
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. >> forty years ago, my boss negotiated a deal with egypt, and the deal was you have peace with israel, we'll give you economic and military assistance. that kept the peace for 40 years. i talked about that yesterday, and he said it worked. now, what's threatening to upset the apple cart? the new muslim brotherhood leadership is reconsidering the peace agreement with israel and making friends with iran and other countries in the region. what if that is getting upset? in addition to that, there's also terrorist groups, which are not morsi. he's muslim brotherhood, but in addition, there's terrorist groups setting up shop in what should be a demilitarized zone. melissa: something to watch again. thank you so much for coming on. >> thank you. melissa: time now for today's fuel gauge. oil futures hitting 19-week highs, strong u.s. housing data. fuels speculation that demand for crude would rise settling up more than 1% at 97.57 a barrel. bp's guilty plea accepted over the gulf oil spill paying $4 billion to settle criminal penalties and manslaughter charges for its role in the disaster. an
. >> forty years ago, my boss negotiated a deal with egypt, and the deal was you have peace with israel, we'll give you economic and military assistance. that kept the peace for 40 years. i talked about that yesterday, and he said it worked. now, what's threatening to upset the apple cart? the new muslim brotherhood leadership is reconsidering the peace agreement with israel and making friends with iran and other countries in the region. what if that is getting upset? in addition to that,...
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. >>> israel takes no chances. the air force launches two air strikes in syria preventing the assad regime from transporting chemicals and weapons of mass destruction to hezbollah. if the red line is crossed israel will attack again. we cover it all. "the kudlow report" begins now. first up we learned today the fourth quarter gdp fell slightly, much to everybody's surprise. so the white house is blaming republicans for the fiscal tax cliff and the spending sequester which i think is hilarious. they invented the sequester. we have had tax, spend and regulate policies for four years. why not try something different. let's talk about it with our powerhouse panel. jared bernstein, center on budget and policy priorities. senior fellow. doug holtz-ekin, peter suderman and james freeman, assistant editor for the wall street journal. james, i'm amoused right off the top. team obama starts attacking republicans first of all for the budget cutting sequester which they invented. second of all, for the fiscal cliff which they
. >>> israel takes no chances. the air force launches two air strikes in syria preventing the assad regime from transporting chemicals and weapons of mass destruction to hezbollah. if the red line is crossed israel will attack again. we cover it all. "the kudlow report" begins now. first up we learned today the fourth quarter gdp fell slightly, much to everybody's surprise. so the white house is blaming republicans for the fiscal tax cliff and the spending sequester which i...
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there's a pro-israel lobby. his hearing will matter. there will be a lot of bipartisan concern about a lot of the issues i've just discussed, and this will be a controversial choice, and we'll see where the votes go. >> let me move you on to president karzai, as you know, is coming to town. the u.s. is now looking at a year where there will be significant drawdowns of u.s. troops in afghanistan. yet the latest assessment that they have is only one of 23 afghan brigades in the army can operate without u.s. ground or air support. >> right. >> what does that tell you about the speed with which you think the u.s. should withdraw the 66,000 remaining troops in afghanistan? how quickly should that be done? >> i think it should be done based on the best military advice our commanders can give. >> apparently general allen wants them to stay until the end of next year, until fall, through the fighting season. >> i think that's a -- right. i think that's a good decision. come fall let's reassess and you can -- i want to withdraw our forces in a r
there's a pro-israel lobby. his hearing will matter. there will be a lot of bipartisan concern about a lot of the issues i've just discussed, and this will be a controversial choice, and we'll see where the votes go. >> let me move you on to president karzai, as you know, is coming to town. the u.s. is now looking at a year where there will be significant drawdowns of u.s. troops in afghanistan. yet the latest assessment that they have is only one of 23 afghan brigades in the army can...
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tonight, we go to israel, where voters turned out in huge numbers today to decide whether a coalition led by benjamin netanyahu will continue to lead the country. a right wing coalition. the results were not as clear as expected. it's a crucial election for the united states and sarah seidner is in tel aviv. i asked her what happened. >> reporter: erin, here in israel, a clear but slightly wounded winner in the israeli elections. benjamin netanyahu's coalition had expected to get more votes. they did in fact win the most number of seats but not as many seats as they had wanted. what ended up happening is that voters turned around and chose centrist or center left groups as well in big numbers. the big, big surprise was yesh ahid, a group that came out of nowhere almost because they just started their party last year but ended up getting the second largest number of votes. all the polls had predicted that netanyahu's party would swing farther to the right and it appears that he is opening up a possible large coalition and including perhaps the left if he can get them to join. so this m
tonight, we go to israel, where voters turned out in huge numbers today to decide whether a coalition led by benjamin netanyahu will continue to lead the country. a right wing coalition. the results were not as clear as expected. it's a crucial election for the united states and sarah seidner is in tel aviv. i asked her what happened. >> reporter: erin, here in israel, a clear but slightly wounded winner in the israeli elections. benjamin netanyahu's coalition had expected to get more...
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what about these issues with israel? he actually even talked about a starting point, he accepted the saudi peace initiative which would have forced israel to return the golan heights, the west bank, much of jerusalem, which would mean they'd have indefensible borders and the statement about the jewish lobby intimidates a lot of people up there. >> you look at chuck hagel's record and it places him on the outer fringe in terms of his views of national security. in fact, "the washington post" describes him as, quote, near the fringe of the senate. now, this is a man who served honorably for his nation. he was wounded defending his nation. i respect him personally, but his views are not in the mainstream and i don't think they'd serve this nation well leading defense. >> sean: and then nomination of brennan for cia who says jihad is a legitimate tenant of islam. jihad, holy war, terrorism against westerners? >> there's a pattern here, sean, which is i think the president has drunk the kool-aid. he was reelected and at this
what about these issues with israel? he actually even talked about a starting point, he accepted the saudi peace initiative which would have forced israel to return the golan heights, the west bank, much of jerusalem, which would mean they'd have indefensible borders and the statement about the jewish lobby intimidates a lot of people up there. >> you look at chuck hagel's record and it places him on the outer fringe in terms of his views of national security. in fact, "the...
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israel, the least visits from any secretary of state since rogers. henry kissinger, 36 times for israel. is this significant? >> well, i mean, she was very energetic. i don't know if she gets frequent flyer miles for all of the miles she logged. >> sadly, no. that's probably the one perk she didn't get, right? >> right, but the fact is our relationship with israel hasn't been the best. s so i don't know if you can directly equate that. anne marie served in the administration. but under the obama administration, relations with israel have been very tough. they may have reached a bottom and mare they're on an uprise, but once again, i think this comes down to president obama's policy. remember, she's the secretary of state. she implements the president's agenda, and i think a lot of the problems out there, i think, were president obama's vision. i think i may be wrauk here, but i think secretary clinton would have done things a little different on some of these situations such as iran. in fact, i think she's s'more of the right on iran than president o
israel, the least visits from any secretary of state since rogers. henry kissinger, 36 times for israel. is this significant? >> well, i mean, she was very energetic. i don't know if she gets frequent flyer miles for all of the miles she logged. >> sadly, no. that's probably the one perk she didn't get, right? >> right, but the fact is our relationship with israel hasn't been the best. s so i don't know if you can directly equate that. anne marie served in the administration....
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who really have the power, saying, look, maybe we can avoid a war, avoid a bombing campaign by us or israel if we can talk away from this weaponization of nuclear arms over there. how did you read it? what happened over there? >> i think he was talking to a lot of different audiences, and he was saying that i'm different than the previous administration. i'm not president bush. a lot of people around the world still remember the united states, even though there's been four years of a barack obama presidency, for the wars in iraq and the wars in afghanistan and military interventions and the drone policy, and he was trying to say we can work peacefully. we have to build on the peacemakers, and i think that is a message that will be received by people in iran, will be received by certain communities in iran, but there is a big divide in iran. there's the qods force which feels very empowered and very aggressive. if he's extending an olive branch, i think there will be some parties in iran that will be taking it and other parties that will just be seeing this as some sort of trick because this
who really have the power, saying, look, maybe we can avoid a war, avoid a bombing campaign by us or israel if we can talk away from this weaponization of nuclear arms over there. how did you read it? what happened over there? >> i think he was talking to a lot of different audiences, and he was saying that i'm different than the previous administration. i'm not president bush. a lot of people around the world still remember the united states, even though there's been four years of a...
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you have sudan, libya, and israel. israel is putting another wall up because there's so many infiltrators they don't know what to do with them. they can't walk there either. it's a massive refugee problem waiting to happen. it's the pattern that repeated itself over and over again, and i don't even know how to sown the alarm just to prepare for what's coming in terms of refugees. it's going to be a nightmare, and, yeah, i -- it's paul marshall and i just finished -- i think we're finishedded -- you think so? >> finish it. >> he just finished, i'm finished. .. >> one other thing that i wanted to bring up was about the situation of christians now. especially egyptian christians. they are a huge portion of the population and are those that would've been here and it boils down to this. it is a way in which the situation where they had a place to go and there was no discrete part of the country which could be just christian. except with a massive dislocation. >> there is no israel for christians is the point. >> yes, and i
you have sudan, libya, and israel. israel is putting another wall up because there's so many infiltrators they don't know what to do with them. they can't walk there either. it's a massive refugee problem waiting to happen. it's the pattern that repeated itself over and over again, and i don't even know how to sown the alarm just to prepare for what's coming in terms of refugees. it's going to be a nightmare, and, yeah, i -- it's paul marshall and i just finished -- i think we're finishedded --...
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help me out, how does this-- how does this strategically work for israel and us? >> well, sean, it is somewhat concerning. what's really kind of interesting this same administration denies those same types of jet fighters to a good ally like taiwan. and we have to monitor the situation and senator barrasso, it's important to continue a relationship with egypt. and it's going to be vital that egypt and israel maintain a good working relationship so these are tough issues, but i'm concerned about that. >> sean: help me out, either one of you, just jump in and tell me where i'm wrong. this guy headed up the muslim brotherhood a terrorist organization. he's trying to implement sharia law. we now are giving him 1.5 billion taxpayer dollars. he refers to our closest allies as apes and pigs, and america as the enemy. why do i think we're being played for suckers here? >> well, sean shall the most important thing, tomorrow hillary clinton, secretary of state will be testifying. the following day john kerry, who has been nominated as the new secretary of state will be comi
help me out, how does this-- how does this strategically work for israel and us? >> well, sean, it is somewhat concerning. what's really kind of interesting this same administration denies those same types of jet fighters to a good ally like taiwan. and we have to monitor the situation and senator barrasso, it's important to continue a relationship with egypt. and it's going to be vital that egypt and israel maintain a good working relationship so these are tough issues, but i'm concerned...
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or to help iran in some kind of action against israel, considering the fact that this man, i have a particular grievance against this man because he wants the blind sheik released from prison, a man convicted of a conspiracy to bomb my city. >> sean: that was the 1993 world trade center bombing. >> that one and two years later engaged in a conspiracy to bomb our bridges, our tunnels, and people may have forgotten this. he was in new jersey, a preacher, he is probably behind the 1993 bombing and he's certainly guilty of a plan to bomb our bridges and our tunnels and kill thousands and thousands of new yorkers. and this man who now is going to get the jet fighters wants this man released. >> sean: he's a 9/11 truther, he's part of a terrorist organization. i'm trying to figure this out. i like to think that-- >> i can't, i can't figure this out. >> sean: here is my question. what is the president's motivation? >> you're going to have to ask the president, get him on your show and ask him. good luck, good luck. and there is. >> sean: there is no conceivable enemy for this country in th
or to help iran in some kind of action against israel, considering the fact that this man, i have a particular grievance against this man because he wants the blind sheik released from prison, a man convicted of a conspiracy to bomb my city. >> sean: that was the 1993 world trade center bombing. >> that one and two years later engaged in a conspiracy to bomb our bridges, our tunnels, and people may have forgotten this. he was in new jersey, a preacher, he is probably behind the 1993...
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start with israel. as you heard, a number of his opponents, especially on the republican or conservative side think chuck hagel is not a friend of israel and point to his position on iran sanctions. they say because of his position that iran sanctions essentially aren't effective, that that is another point against him. also, from the liberal side, comments about a dozen, maybe 14 years ago, that chuck hagel made about a candidate for an ambassadorial position, where he called him openly and aggressively gay. now, chuck hagel has since apologized for that, but that also raises some haggles among some people on the more liberal side. not going to be a friendly reception up in the senate, however, the white house obviously thinks they can pull it off. >> an interesting confirmation hearing, that's for sure. >> let's talk about secretary of state hillary clinton, whose illness people were mocking honestly. not sure i can use a different word for the concussion and it turned out to be quite serious. is she
start with israel. as you heard, a number of his opponents, especially on the republican or conservative side think chuck hagel is not a friend of israel and point to his position on iran sanctions. they say because of his position that iran sanctions essentially aren't effective, that that is another point against him. also, from the liberal side, comments about a dozen, maybe 14 years ago, that chuck hagel made about a candidate for an ambassadorial position, where he called him openly and...
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if you have a peace treaty with israel they're not going to get past them in the sinai or use them against demonstrators like khaddafi did. they're going to send them to the sudan, darfur. plus, when people on the streets c.s. sending more weapons to the muslim brotherhood government, there will be defeated morally. they're not going to send more weapons until you reform policy. rear doing just the opposite. lou: we are not even hearing an outcry from anyone in the senate from the congress, at least strong voices, prominent or numerous voices in either house. why is that? >> well, they need to be well informed. congressional leaders need to be well informed about it is playing in the streets of the joint command that is very important. will we see right now is a defining moment for the future. those used to be our partners in the future. we should be sending foreign aid to them, that the regime of president. my call to congress is you have to do something about it. you have to pressure the administration to have a different policy with regard to egypt. lou: north korea again threatening so
if you have a peace treaty with israel they're not going to get past them in the sinai or use them against demonstrators like khaddafi did. they're going to send them to the sudan, darfur. plus, when people on the streets c.s. sending more weapons to the muslim brotherhood government, there will be defeated morally. they're not going to send more weapons until you reform policy. rear doing just the opposite. lou: we are not even hearing an outcry from anyone in the senate from the congress, at...
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how concerned are you about the future of israel today? >> i'm, of course, terribly concerned because israel is the only place where jews have after all come to build their own state, 2,000 years after they have lost it to the romans, and if god forbid something happens to that state, the jewish people would not be able to take it, to deal with it, two catastrophes in our memory, it is impossible to bear and, therefore, really, we're committed to the security of israel and we try whatever we can do to help it in honor and in peace. but will still i'm worried. of course, i'm worried. statement i'm worried when other tragedies occur in this world and there are so many. >> do you feel like this country's commitment to israel is the same as it was a decade ago? >> i believe so. every american president since 1948 was committed to israel's security and survival and that goes for democrats and republicans. it is clear. no american president really has ever -- has ever even conceived of the possibility not to be for israel's survival? >> when you
how concerned are you about the future of israel today? >> i'm, of course, terribly concerned because israel is the only place where jews have after all come to build their own state, 2,000 years after they have lost it to the romans, and if god forbid something happens to that state, the jewish people would not be able to take it, to deal with it, two catastrophes in our memory, it is impossible to bear and, therefore, really, we're committed to the security of israel and we try whatever...
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their primary use is going to be against israel. i don't know of any other explanation of what you need them for, they're not going to go, be effective anywhere else in the region. and so, i'm very disturbed by that, but it fits a general pattern. you heard secretary clinton say it it doesn't really matter what happened at benghazi. why are we going back and looking at what happened? well, baloney. of course it matters. this administration consistently refuses to confront the reality of international terrorism. and now a country we didn't think would have an event, the algerian crisis involved people with benghazi and drifting all over the region and you'll have better armed terrorists in more places and nobody six months ago knew where mali was and now mali is in danger of becoming a terrorist sanctuary. nobody in the administration wants to admit this is spiraling steadily worse and is getting to be, i think, a bigger and bigger international problem, which raises the question, how can you know that an embassy is safe? she talked
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what message are we sending to israel? i am perplexed that the president has nominated him. >> i want to ask questions about those positions. i am not comfortable -- yet -- i want to ask him questions about those two issues. >> shannon: senators kelley iiot and richard blue menthal are both apprehensive about the president's choice for secretary of state. i sat down with chris wallace to chat about that revealing conversation. the president has offered up a number of nominations for key positions and you had two senators to talk about the nominations of former senator hagel. >> that will be a tough nomination. we had two members of the armed services committee, which will hold hearings. iiot is very concerned with the positions that hagel has stated and voted in years as a senator on iran, on israel, on defense cuts, on a variety of issues. and she indicated that at this point, that she is leaning against him. and he is going to have to persuade her in one-on-one meetings, the nominees meet with each of the members of the
what message are we sending to israel? i am perplexed that the president has nominated him. >> i want to ask questions about those positions. i am not comfortable -- yet -- i want to ask him questions about those two issues. >> shannon: senators kelley iiot and richard blue menthal are both apprehensive about the president's choice for secretary of state. i sat down with chris wallace to chat about that revealing conversation. the president has offered up a number of nominations for...
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hagel eased their concerns after spelling out where he stands on issues ranging from iran and israel. to the treatment of gays in the military. there will be plenty of pageantry during president obama's inauguration on monday. the official swearing in will have taken place the day before. you see the constitution requires a president's term to start on january 20th which falls on a sunday this year. john roberts will administer the oath of office during a private gathering in the white house one day before the big public ceremony. >>> this is a good time to mention that "way too early" and morning joe will be broadcasting live from twashington, d.c. on monday and tuesday starting bright and early, 5:30 a.m. >>> now to business. all 24 of japan's boeing 787 dream liner planes have been grounded due to safety concerns. yesterday one of the jets made an emergency landing after pilots were alerted to battery problems and the presence of smoke. the airport temporarily closed while passengers evacuated the plane using the emergency slides. >>> over the past two weeks the dream liner has a s
hagel eased their concerns after spelling out where he stands on issues ranging from iran and israel. to the treatment of gays in the military. there will be plenty of pageantry during president obama's inauguration on monday. the official swearing in will have taken place the day before. you see the constitution requires a president's term to start on january 20th which falls on a sunday this year. john roberts will administer the oath of office during a private gathering in the white house...
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he's made some remarks that some folks think are not sufficiently supportive of israel. he had objected to sanctions against iran and instead wanted direct negotiations. he made some remarks seen as anti-gay. he's since apologized, but he made them like eight, nine, ten years ago and apologized a couple weeks ago so there's questions there. a lot out there. when you're a senator, you say a lot of stuff and cast a lot of votes and it's mostly republicans. this is something that on paper looks like here's a bipartisan thing. i'm going to put a republican in the defense department which is a democratic president's favorite place to put a republican, and it's the republicans objecting, but on hagel's support for israel there's also some democrats who say i have a lot of tough questions. again, whether tough questions --ful president makes this nomination, whether tough questions turn into you know a resistance path i don't think we'll know but they will be really interesting hearings. >> they certainly will be. we spoke with congressman engel yesterday, and he also weighed i
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of israel, in fact, they would question his devotion to anything that would help israel. he, for instance, believes in talking to hamas. he also has come out against iran sanctions by the united states. and so that gets other people very worried about his position. he opposed the surge in afghanistan. and when you get into that issue, the gay issue, so called, about 14 years ago he made some comments about an ambassadorial nomination who as he put it was openly and aggressively gay. now that's, of course, a buzz saw of criticism. so it's not going to be an easy type of nomination certainly as you can imagine. >> so why did the president pick hagel? >> you know, this he have some similar views. he is a maverick, that's true, but he also, i think you have to say, is a moderate realist. he also has some good credentials. he's a vietnam veteran. he heads the prestigious think tank, the atlantic council. the president would believe that they share similar views. the president, of course, is in charge on policy. >> democrats hold a majority in the senate. is it possible hagel w
of israel, in fact, they would question his devotion to anything that would help israel. he, for instance, believes in talking to hamas. he also has come out against iran sanctions by the united states. and so that gets other people very worried about his position. he opposed the surge in afghanistan. and when you get into that issue, the gay issue, so called, about 14 years ago he made some comments about an ambassadorial nomination who as he put it was openly and aggressively gay. now that's,...